La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Dec.16-23, 2018

December 23, 2018 by riplipboy

FISH AND WEATHER COOPERATE

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 16-23, 2018

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SHORT ATTENTION SPAN WEEK AT A GLANCE

Weather – Some of the best in a long time. Minimal winds. Flat seas. Sunny skies in the high 70’s and low 80’s

Fishing: Too bad not many folks fishing! The fish were biting close to shore.

Fish Caught: Tuna, wahoo, dorado, snapper, bonito, pargo, cabrilla, jack crevalle

Forecast: Winds come up later in the week might be a bit rocky to fish late next week

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Amigo Gary Graham of Colorado Springs CO and also the Rancho Costa Resort used a Cedar Plug to get tuna like this as well as other species this week.

Happy guy! Mauricio Villanueva wit a chunky yellowfin just outside of Bahia de los Muertos.

Good news…bad news…good news.

We had one of the better weeks for weather than we’ve had in a long time. Some breezes, but mostly just nice sunny weather in the high 70’s to low 80’s which is perfect for the snowbirds now visiting La Paz. Compared to some of the blustery windy days we normally have, it was pretty good winter fishing weather.

The bad news is no one is really fishing or wanted to go out. We had some walk-in fishermen…the ones who are here on vacation then just want to go out for a day, but those are rare. We had others who booked reservations ahead of time like normal. But, when they got to La Paz, they decided to just chill and kick-back on the beaches with family and friends. I get it. Oh well. That’s why this is a nice place to hang out for the winter in Baja.

The other good news is that for those who did go out this week, the weather contributed to good fishing conditions and even if the wind was breezy, we didn’t have to go out more than a hundred yards or so to get into some nicer grade tuna; schoolie dorado; and even a few wahoo biters. The tuna were surprising 20-30 pound fun-sized yellowfin. Dorado, were smallish with most hovering around 10-pounds but nice fish for the fishermen just looking for some action, especially if they were first timers. Plus a good number of tough bonito to bend rods.

Inshore, the usual species of snapper, jack crevalle, sierra plus an occasional big cabrilla rounded out the boxes.

This coming week, the earlier part of the week looks like it will remain fairly decent weather-wise for Christmas, but then picking up again later in the week when it might not be so comfortable for fishing.

CHRISTMAS SHOUT OUT

From us to you…all of us on the Tailhunter Team in La Paz, we wish you a safe, happy and peaceful Christmas and holidays. Wherever you are and whatever you’re doing this week, God bless!

In two weeks, we’ll be hitting the road for our annual Tailhunter Road Tour for 2019. We’ll be on the road, as usual for 3 months and will hopefully see you along the way. Our first stop will be at the Denver Sportmens’ Show at the Denver Convention Center Jan. 10-13 (Thursday to Sunday). Jilly and I will be in the booth ready to chat about fishing with us in 2019 and would love to see you!

Click the link for more info:

https://www.sportsexpos.com/attend/denver/

WHALES ARE ON THE WAY!

Don’t forget out 2019 Whalewatching season will kick off in a few weeks! The whales are usually with us from mid-January to late March! Ask us about setting up a great family experience in the waters of Bahia Magdalena for you. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get close to these great creatures! E-mail: Jonathan@tailhunter.com

That’s ours story!

Feliz Navidad everyone!